2009 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team

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2009 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
Atlantic Coast Conference champions
Chapel Hill Regional champions
Chapel Hill Super Regional champions
Conference Atlantic Coast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CB No. 5
Record48–18 (19–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Pitching coach Scott Forbes (4th season)
Home stadium Boshamer Stadium
Seasons
←  2008
2010 →
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Florida State  x‍‍‍y19–9 .67945–18 .714
No. 15 Clemson  ‍‍‍y19–11 .63344–22 .667
Boston College  ‍‍‍y13–15 .46434–26 .567
Maryland  ‍‍‍10–20 .33327–27 .500
NC State  ‍‍‍10–20 .33325–31 .446
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍6–24 .20022–30 .423
Coastal
No. 5 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y19–10 .65548–18 .727
No. 18 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y17–10 .63038–19 .667
No. 20 Miami  ‍‍‍y18–12 .60038–22 .633
No. 6 Virginia  ‍‍‡‍y16–11 .59349–15 .766
Duke  ‍‍‍15–15 .50035–24 .593
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍12–17 .41432–21 .604
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team represented University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tar Heels played their home games at Boshamer Stadium. The team was coached by Mike Fox in his 11th year as head coach at North Carolina.

Contents

The Tar Heels won the Chapel Hill Regional and the Chapel Hill Regional Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils.

Roster

2009 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome town
1 INF Levi Michael S/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)170 lb(77 kg)Fr Welcome, North Carolina
2 OF Landon AdamsS/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)150 lb(68 kg)Fr Raleigh, North Carolina
3 OF Ben BuntingL/L5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)157 lb(71 kg)So Randleman, North Carolina
4 INF Garrett GoreR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)177 lb(80 kg)Sr Wilmington, North Carolina
5 C Jacob Stallings R/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)185 lb(84 kg)Fr Brentwood, Tennessee
6 RHP Alex White R/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)193 lb(88 kg)Jr Greenville, North Carolina
7 RHP Ryan LeachR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)170 lb(77 kg)So Kings Mountain, North Carolina
8 C Mark FlueryL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)202 lb(92 kg)So Roswell, Georgia
10 INF Kyle Seager L/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)194 lb(88 kg)Jr Kannapolis, North Carolina
11 OF Mike CavasinniL/R5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)160 lb(73 kg)RS Jr Huntersville, North Carolina
12 LHP Logan MunsonL/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)205 lb(93 kg)So Columbia, South Carolina
13 INF Dustin Ackley L/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg)Jr Walnut Cove, North Carolina
14 RHP Greg HoltR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)205 lb(93 kg)So Clemmons, North Carolina
16 OF Seth BaldwinL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)196 lb(89 kg)Fr Forest City, North Carolina
17 RHP Patrick JohnsonR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)170 lb(77 kg)So Conover, North Carolina
19 C Jeff MayR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)205 lb(93 kg)Fr Stem, North Carolina
20 RHP Garrett DavisL/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)195 lb(88 kg)RS Fr Fremont, North Carolina
23 INF Matt HarrisonR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)175 lb(79 kg)Fr Henderson, Nevada
24 INF Ryan GraepelR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)169 lb(77 kg)Jr Greenville, North Carolina
25 RHP Colin BatesR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)179 lb(81 kg)RS So Naperville, Illinois
28 RHP Adam WarrenR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb(91 kg)Sr New Bern, North Carolina
29 RHP Nate StrizR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)240 lb(109 kg)So Lakeland, Florida
31 RHP Jimmy MesserR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)195 lb(88 kg)Fr Hudson, North Carolina
32 RHP Bryant GainesR/R6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)261 lb(118 kg)RS So Weddington, North Carolina
36 INF Brett ThomasL/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)215 lb(98 kg)So Columbia, South Carolina
38 C Mike McKeeR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)174 lb(79 kg)Sr Arden, North Carolina
39 INF Tarron RobinsonL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)206 lb(93 kg)RS Fr Chapel Hill, North Carolina
43 RHP Matt Harvey R/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)210 lb(95 kg)So Mystic, Connecticut
46 LHP Brian Moran L/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)188 lb(85 kg)Jr Rye, New York
Head coach

30 Mike Fox

Assistant coach(es)

15 Scott Jackson

Hitting coach(es)

18 Matt McCay

Pitching coach(es)

21 Scott Forbes

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2022

Schedule

2009 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball game log
Regular season
February (7–1)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
1February 20 VMI Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina 13–31–0–
2February 21VMIBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–02–0–
3February 22VMIBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina11–33–0–
4February 24 Costal Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–73–1–
5February 25 Liberty Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–54–1–
6February 27 Seton Hall Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–15–1–
7February 27Seton HallBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–36–1–
8February 28Seton HallBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina10–37–1–
March (14–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
9March 4 Gardner–Webb Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina10–38–1–
10March 6 Clemson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–58–20–1
11March 7ClemsonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–29–21–1
12March 8ClemsonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–810–22–1
13March 10 Appalachian State Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–811–22–1
14March 11Appalachian StateBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina12–312–22–1
15March 13at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, Virginia 7–313–23–1
16March 15at Virginia TechEnglish Field • Blacksburg, Virginia13–514–24–1
17March 17 Princeton Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina17–015–24–1
18March 18PrincetonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–116–24–1
19March 20 Duke Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina8–517–25–1
20March 21DukeBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–517–35–2
21March 22DukeBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–1017–45–3
22March 24at UNC Wilmington Brooks Field • Wilmington, North Carolina 8–118–45–3
23March 25 Charlotte Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina1–218–55–3
24March 27 Virginia Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–319–56–3
25March 28VirginiaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina2–519–66–4
26March 29VirginiaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina6–520–67–4
27March 31 Davidson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–421–67–4
April (14–5)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
28April 1 Old Dominion Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–622–67–4
29April 3at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 4–223–68–4
30April 4at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia6–1023–78–5
31April 5at Georgia TechRuss Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia13–1024–79–5
32April 7 East Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–125–79–5
33April 8 Richmond Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina12–826–79–5
34April 10at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 2–326–89–6
35April 11at Florida StateMike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida12–727–810–6
36April 12at Florida StateMike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida8–927–910–7
37April 14 High Point Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–1127–1010–7
38April 15 Winthrop Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina20–428–1010–7
39April 17 Miami (FL) Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina3–029–1011–7
40April 18Miami (FL)Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–430–1012–7
41April 19Miami (FL)Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–131–1013–7
42April 21UNC WilmingtonBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–532–1013–7
43April 22at East Carolina Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina 0–432–1113–7
44April 24 Maryland Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–433–1114–7
45April 25MarylandBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina14–334–1115–7
46April 26MarylandBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina4–235–1116–7
May (6–3)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
47May 5 Elon Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina15–636–1116–7
48May 7 Longwood Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–437–1116–7
49May 8at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina 0–337–1216–8
50May 9at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina5–238–1217–8
51May 10at NC StateDoak Field • Raleigh, North Carolina4–938–1317–9
52May 12at Charlotte Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina 4–139–1317–9
53May 14at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 1–339–1417–10
54May 15at Boston CollegeEddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts16–1040–1418–10
55May 16at Boston CollegeEddie Pellagrini Diamond • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts8–141–1419–10
Postseason
ACC Tournament (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
56vs May 20vs Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina 8–342–1419–10
57vs May 22vs VirginiaDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina1–1142–1519–10
58vs May 23vs Florida StateDurham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, North Carolina3–442–1619–10
NCAA Chapel Hill Regional (3–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
59vs May 29 Dartmouth Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina5–243–1619–10
60vs May 30Coastal CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina14–544–1619–10
61vs May 31 Kansas Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina7–345–1619–10
NCAA Cary Super Regional (2–0)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
62vs June 6East CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina10–146–1619–10
63vs June 7East CarolinaBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina9–347–1619–10
College World Series (1–2)
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall recordACC record
64June 14vs Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 2–547–1719–10
65June 16vs Southern Miss Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska11–448–1719–10
66June 18vs LSUJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska5–1248–1819–10

Awards and honors

Dustin Ackley
Levi Michael
Brian Moran
Kyle Seager
Adam Warren
Alex White

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References

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  2. ↑ "CWS record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2016 North Carolina Media Guide" (PDF). www.unc_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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